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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1966

Page

10

Riots mar US Japan ministerial conference in Kyoto

The fifth annual US Japan ministerial meeting ended amid bloody riots injuring 125 students unionists and police six blocks from the American delegation hotel. Nearly 10 000 leftists staged an anti American rally as police clubbed students and nine ambulances ferried the injured. The talks concluded on a sour note with a communiqué not naming Viet Nam or China's status amid substantial disagreement between the two nations.

United Preas International Kyoto Japan UPI Sec Dean Rusk Viet Nam China United States Miyako U.S Rusk Shiina United Nations Okinawa Peking

Viet Cong depots hit as U.S. air units strike north of Hanoi

Air strikes and artillery pounded the Hanoi area as F105 Thunderchief pilots damaged radar vans and depots, destroying oil stores and storage facilities. Heavy fighting and Viet Cong losses were reported in the delta and near Phu My with hundreds of enemy killed or captured.

Viet Nam Red River Hanoi Air Force Capital Merrill R. Lewis Jr Garden Grove Calif Red River Valley China Saigon Binh Dinh Phu My U.S

Johnson Aides See Vietnam War Briefing at Ranch

President Johnson met with Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and top advisers at his Texas ranch to discuss Vietnam and security matters. The group then headed to Los Angeles for governors conference briefings while McNamara planned a mission to Honolulu to meet Pacific commander Sharpe. Also traveling were Averell Harriman Walt Rostow and Maj Gen Andrew Goodpasture.

San Antonio UPI Johnson Sec. of Defense Robert S. McNamara McNamara Honolulu Adm U.S. Grant Sharpe Pacific Los Angeles National Governors’ Conference Viet Nam W. Averell Harriman Walt W. Rostow Andrew J Goodpasture Joint Chiefs of Staff

Rain and heat relief in Texas with heavy totals reported

Rain cooled parts of Texas after a heat wave that saw temperatures above 100 locally. Grulla received five inches while Victoria had 3.78 inches and Beaumont 2.59. Thunderstorms rode along the coast and across the state with scattered showers in West Texas. Max temperatures remained hot despite cooling from storms with highs recorded in Abilene 95 and Dallas 92 among others.

Grulla Rio Grande City Victoria Beaumont Orange Robstown Cuero Garlind Papalote Texas Waco-Austin l High Plains Amarillo Austin Brownsville College Station Junction San Angelo Dalhart Abilene Alpine Dallas el Paso Fort Worth Galveston Houston Laredo Lubbock Lufkin Midland Mineral Wells Presidio San Antonio Waco Wichita Falls Wink

Seven Named To Aid Legislative Study

Li Gar Preston Smith named a seven man advisory committee to assist the Texas Legislative Study Committee on county government. Members include Harold Green president of the County Judges and Commissioners Association L J McComnick president of the County Treasurers Association O J Finegan president of the County Tax Assessors Collectors Association W G Young assistant director of the Texas A M Agricultural Extension Service Joe G Resweber Harris County attorney Dick Kirby president of the County Auditors Association and Bill Waters president of district and county attorneys association.

Dick Kirby The County, Auditors Association Bill Waters District and County Attorneys Association

Local Parents Welcome 20 Newborns in Lubbock Hospitals

A flurry of birth announcements from area families reports births at Methodist West Texas and University facilities. Notable entries include Charles and Flowers with a daughter at 8 pounds 2 ounces and Charles Mike Reid with a daughter at 8 pounds 1144 ounces, among many others, with fathers listed as farmers, managers, students, and company workers.

Charles Flowers Rt. 1 Shallowater Methodist Hospital John M. Stoker 8Th &T R and R Electronics Charles Mike Reid Ta‘hoka West Texas Hospital Tech Thomas Vecchio Eriskine Supreme Beef Co Burns Taylor Hamilton Rt. 2 Lubbock Malouf’s Monterey Center James Flowers Ave. VA Lubbock Osteopathile Hospital Texas Tech Jimmie Dale Pullig Wrd St University Hospital James Marlin Overman Rt 3 Swift & Co Vernon Stephens 48Th St

East Texas funeral homes halt emergency ambulance service

Twenty East Texas funeral homes blame higher costs on a federal wage ruling and plan to end emergency ambulance runs. Some sources say the Labor Department is at fault for a rule that ties pay to ambulance use, with firms in Marshall Kilgore Longview and Henderson stopping by Sept 30 1966 and Fort Worth echoing a Sept 1966 shutdown.

Associated Press East Texas U. S. Labor Department Labor Department Funeral Home Lubbock Marshall Kilgore Longview Henderson U.S. Department of Labor Fort Worth Houston Dallas San Antonio Austin Stand

Captain Heller Faces Discharge After Court Refusal

Amarillo AP The Air Force will discharge Capt Theodore Heller after the Supreme Court declined to act on his year long bid to stay in service. Heller who is at Amarillo Air Force Base says he is disappointed but will not confirm re enlistment. Federal courts had ruled against him and a final appeal was denied. Betty Hutton briefly returned to films in Red Tomahawk before being replaced by Joan Caulfield.

Amarillo Air Force Theodore Heller U.S. Supreme Court Heller Amarillo Alr J Force Base Supreme Court Federal District and Appeals Courts Mobile Ala Brooklyn N.Y

Byrd Long Career Shapes Virginia and National Policy

The article chronicles Harry F Byrd Sr born 1887 Martinsburg W Va rising from newspaper owner to Virginia governor in 1925 and U S senator from 1933 to 1965. A fiscal conservative Byrd opposed domestic spending while backing war policies and cultivated alliances amid clashes with FDR Truman Kennedy Johnson.

Virginia U.S. Senate U.S Byrd Martins-burg W. Va Col William Byrd Richard E. Byrd The Winchester Claude Swanson Secretary of the Navy Senate Fdr Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S Truman Truman Thomas Se. Dewey Johson JNK LBI Niitiny Rosemont John F. Kennedy Atlantic City Nul Johnson Berryville

Water talks on Texas water pollution and effluent use

Water talks at the Panhandle area will cover current and potential water sources for West Texas and pollution issues. Breedlove will present health and sanitation views on water pollution and effluent safety while Mrs. Duane P. Jordan notes disease and health hazards linked to pollution and the health department’s role. City officials and the Texas Water Pollution Control Board study alleged pollution near a lake southeast of Lubbock and other sites.

Health Department Texas Water Pollution Control Board Lubbock

City to raise flags on poles with daily display plan

City official Robert Honts estimates about 100 dollars yearly per flag to buy flags rent a truck and cover daily up keep for 312 display days. Jaycees president Reuben Lambert notes the figure is only a rough estimate and may vary.

Texas Robert Honts The Jaycees Jayeer Reuben Lambert

Ag Official Urges Receipts for Grain in Texas Warehouses

Texas Agriculture Commissioner John White urged farmers to store grain only in state licensed warehouses and to demand a valid grain receipt. He noted about 70 of 720 warehouses remain unregistered for the current license year, beginning June 1, risking bond protection and possible losses. He warned warehousemen to operate with current licenses to avoid penalties.

Texas Department of Agriculture

Officials Allow Saturn Rocket To Disintegrate

NASA confirmed the 92 foot Saturn rocket stage, in a 127 mile high orbit, was deliberately blown up after hydrogen pressure rose in the tank. The breakup occurred late Tuesday with random debris expected to reenter and burn up within two weeks.

Cape Kennedy UPI Federal Space Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA

Presidential wedding invites and guests at the White House

Invitations for Luci Johnson's wedding will use embossed presidential arms on cream paper. About 700 guests from across the nation are invited to a Shrine mass and a White House reception, with only six attendants from out of town and no guest list released by the White House.

Times Square White House Shrine of the Immaculate Conception White James Ray Hale Center Tex Betty Beal Beth Jenkins Austin Warrie Lynn Smith San Antonio Patty McGouirk Fort Worth Gerard Nugent Jr San Diego Calif Johnson

Wildlife Department Apologizes Over Buffalo Springs Pollution Report

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department apologized to Mayor W. D. Rogers Jr. for not providing Lubbock with an unfavorable Buffalo Springs Lake pollution report before news release. Acting deputy director W J Cutbirth Jr said the department under pressure from Gov. Connally would inform affected parties prior to reports. The criticized document described lake conditions as filthy and odoriferous with sources cited as a city dump and a cotton oil mill.

W. D Dub) Rogers Jr Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Lubbock Buffalo Springs Lake W. J. Cutbirth Jr TPWD Cutbirth John Connally

North Viet Nam Rejects Peace Talks As Wilson Plans Moscow Visit

The article reports North Viet Nam leader Ho Chi Minh rejecting peace talks with the United States unless American troops withdraw. It notes Ho's remarks in New Times and reports on Hanoi’s stance, with speculation about North Viet Nam seeking a path to end the war. Prime Minister Harold Wilson plans a July Moscow trip to discuss Viet Nam and world affairs with Kosygin before Washington talks.

Moscow Hoi Chi Minh Red North Viet Nam United States U.S New Times Hanoi North Viet Nam London Harold Wilson Alexei N. Kosygin Wilson Washington Johnson

CIA Job Ad Sparks Wives Rule Debate

A CIA recruiter tells readers to “get rid of your wife” for security clearances citing foreign spouses as a hurdle. The exchange notes that the agency advertises nationwide for high quality personnel while a spokesman declined to comment on the incident.

CIA Ostro

Teachers Conference On Education For Disadvantaged Children

Four hundred teachers and administrators from across the nation are invited to a three day national planning conference in Washington July 18 to 20. The U S Office of Education sponsors the event to generate ideas and develop concepts for quality projects educating children in poverty. Alaska is named as the global center of the United States by the National Geographic Society.

Washington UPS U.S. Office of Education

Regents Weigh Arlington State Master Plan at UT Meeting

UT regents will study a new master plan for Arlington State College at a two day session. The agenda includes selling 11 million in permanent university funds bonds and 1.1 million in Arlington State College student revenue bonds.

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